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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Ponies lose to Sun ridge By Larry Palmer T h e s e v e n th a n d eighth grade Ponies took on th e S u n rid g e B ro n c o s o f Pendleton in a M onday night game. T he se v e n th g rad e Ponies found themselves down by only tw o at the end o f the first quarter, but in the second the B roncos started to buck and gallo p aw ay from the Ponies w ho trailed 21-32 at the half. Then a low scoring third pretty m uch spelled the gam e for the Ponies, as the final scored show ed 33-50. The Ponies w ere led by Jo e P ra n g e r w ith tw o points, Dalton W ellman with six, Spencer Palm er with 17, Jo sh S hank w ith tw o and Jason Houweling with six. H eppner 12 9 2 10- 33 Sunridge 14 18 108- 50 T h e e ig h th g r a d e Ponies challenged the Broncos o f Sunridge, but it w as the B ro n c o s w h o ro se to the occasion and netted a 22-29 win. T he B ronco’s cam e out o f the chutes bucking and d id n ’t let up until the fourth. They held a 4-5 edge at the first. They increased it to 8- 13 at the h alf and by the third it was 14-23. In the fourth, the Ponies chipped a couple o f the lead w ith the final score being 22-29. Those who canned a bucket for the Ponies w ere Lane Bailey w ith three points, N acho Elguezabal with five, M a tt M c C a b e w ith fo u r, M ichael W ellm an w ith tw o, Sean M urray w ith three and Nathan VanCleave with five. H eppner 4 4 6 8-22 Sunridge 5 8 106-29 Seventh grade Ponies lose two at tournament By Larry Palmer T h e se v e n th g rad e Ponies took to the road and made a trip to Canyon City for the Mt. Vernon B asketball Tournament. In the second round o f the tournam ent, the Ponies were going up against the host, the Mt. Vernon M ustangs. They w ere a horse o f a different color as the Ponies spotted them 11 players to six and in size, 6 foot 2 inches to 5 foot 6 inches. H ow ever, in h e a r t th e P o n ie s w e re unm atched as they opened up a 10-2 lead in the first. By the second, it w as 15 to 7, ev en into the third the Ponies were still on top at 22-14. In the fourth, the Ponies ran out o f oats and m anaged only three points to the Mustangs 16. The final score w as 25-30. T he Ponies scoring leaders were Joe Pranger with three points, Dalton Wellman with six, Spencer Palmer with 12, Josh S hank w ith tw o, B raden B ritt w ith tw o and Grant Smith. H eppner 10 5 7 3-25 M t. Vernon 2 5 7 16- In the second game o f the round-robin tournam ent, the Ponies found them selves p itte d a g a in s t th e B u rn s Lincolns. O n c e a g a in , th e Ponies cam e out on the short side o f the stick as the B um s team had an “ Honest A be” at 6 foot 4 inches. However, no challenge is too great for the Ponies as they pretty m uch m atched the Lincolns bucket for bucket. They w ere 6-8 in the first and at the h a lf it was 14-16. In the third, a one-man w reck in g crew can n ed 13 points and fouled out their big m an and put them on top 27- 26. In the fourth, 42 m inutes ofbasketball and fatigue set in and the gallop turned to a trot and the Ponies were outscored .j-f?, ».ith the llpal score being 30-32. The scorers for the Ponies were Joe Pranger with tw o points, Dalton W ellman w ith six, Spencer Palmer with 20, Josh Shank with two points and Braden Britt and G rant Smith contributed just as much as a basket. H e p p n e r6 8 13 3-30 B urns 8 8 10 6-32 Mustangs roll past Tigerscots By Kick Paullus B ig first a n d th ird q u a r te r s p r o p e l l e d th e H e p p n e r M u s ta n g b o y s ’ v a r s ity p a s t th e v is itin g W eston-M cEw en Tigerscots 61-44 on Friday, Dec. 19 in C olum bia Basin C onference play. The M ustangs, 1 andO and 4 and 1, play at hom e against Im bler on Saturday, Dec. 27 and at hom e against Grant Union on Monday, Dec. 29 in non-league games. The T ig e r s c o ts opened the scoring, but it was all H eppner the rest o f the quarter. Justin B otefuhr hit a long jumper, Chuy Elguezabal got a steal and lay-in and B randon Seitz scored o ff a d riv e . L u k e M u rra y th e n s c o r e d o f f a p a s s fro m E lg u e z a b a l, B o te fu h r h it another baseline ju m p e r and Seitz scored o f f a rebound to m ake it 12-2. Elguezabal fed Seitz for a lay-in and M urray hit a ju m p e r to m ake it 16-4. Then Seitz scored four m ore to e n d th e firs t w ith th e M ustangs leading 20-8. K yler Lovgren m ade one o f tw o free throw s and Brian Sm ith hit tw o, but the Tigerscots fought back to get w ithin 23-16. B otefuhr fed Z a c k S kaggs for a lay-in, E lg u e z a b a l s c o r e d fo u r straight and Seitz hit a short jum per to give the M ustangs a 31-18 lead at the half. S m ith o p e n e d th e second h a lf by hitting a short ju m p e r an d M u rra y h it a rebound basket. Elguezabal hit one o f tw o free throw s then fed B otefuhr for a lay-in to m ake it 38-22. A fter that the M ustangs put the gam e away as M urray hit a long jum per, B o tefu h r h it a free throw , M urray scored o ff a rebound Mustang JPv boys cruise past Tigerscots By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang JV boys jum ped out quick and cruised past the v is itin g W e sto n -M c E w e n Tigerscots on Friday, Dec. 19 to im prove to 2 and 1 on the year. The M ustangs will be at h o m e a g a in s t th e Im b le r Panthers on Saturday, Dec. 27 and at home against the Grant Pioneer M em orial Clinic office will be closing at 12 U n io n P r o s p e c to r s on noon on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. The clinic will also be closed M onday, Dec. 29. The Mustangs jumped on Dec. 25 and 26 for the holiday. out to a 10-1 lead after one Office hours will rem ain the same M onday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Dec. 30 and the clinic will be closing at 12 noon and led 2 4-17 at the half, getting four second quarter on Dec. 31. The clinic staff wishes you all a happy and safe holiday points from Mikel Britt. They increased their lead to 37-23 season. getting four points from Kory Paullus and coasted to the win g e ttin g fo u r p o in ts fro m M atthew V anC leave in the fourth. Britt led the Mustangs w ith nine points. VanCleave and Paullus each added eight points. R ory K ilkenny had a brand new line! • gift packs • scented Pioneer Memorial Clinic closed for the holidays m wwwwwm I HOI IOAY BARGAINS J SAIT CtTY CANDIES and Elguezabal hit a 3-pointer to m ake it 4 6 -2 3 . S k ag g s scored o ff a pass from Murray and hit one o f two free throws and Seitz scored o ff a pass from Elguezabal to end the third w ith a 51 -29 lead. The T igerscots w ent on a 7-1 run to open the fourth until M urray hit a ju m p e r to m a k e it 5 4 -3 6 a n d th e n scored four m ore to m ake it 58-39. Lovgren hit tw o free th r o w s and M a tth e w V anC leave hit one o f tw o to m ake the final 61 -44. M u rr a y le d th e M ustangs with 16 points, two steals and tw o assists. Seitz scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Elguezabal had 10 points and seven assists. B otefuhr had seven points, seven rebounds, three steals and tw o assists. Sm ith had four rebounds and two steals a n d L o v g r e n h a d fiv e rebounds. H e p p n e r 20 11 20 10-61 W eston-M cE w en 8 10 11 15-44 H ep p n er- Luke Murray 8 0-0 16, Brandon Seitz 7 0-4 14, Chuy Elguezabal 3 3- 4 10, Justin Botefuhr 3 1-2 7, Zack Skaggs 2 1-2 5, Brian Smith 1 2-2 4, Kyler Lovgren 0 3-4 3, Matt VanCleave 0 2-4 2, A aron G riffith , B rian Haguewood, Cody Walton and Gus Torres. Team: 24 12-22 61. 3-pts: Elguezabal. W e sto n -M e E w e n - Scott Peterson 3 2-2 10, Jimmy King 3 3-5 9, Alec Sheard 3 2- 6 8, Ben Greenwald 2 1-2 5, C hris W atts 2 0-0 4, C lell Hasenbank 0 4-7 4, Jeff Duke 1 0-0 2, Darrell Robertson 1 0- 2 2, Epi B rito and C ory Williams. Team: 15 12-24 44. 3-pts: Peterson 2. strong game on the boards and finished with seven points and Josh Gutierrez had six points. The Mustangs hit nine o f 14 free throws in the fourth. H e p p n e r 10 14 13 13-50 W eston-M cE w en 1 16 6 10-33 Heppner- Mikel Britt 3 3-6 9, Kory Paullus 4 0-2 8, Matthew VanCleave 3 2-3 8, Rory Kilkenny 3 1-4 7, Josh Gutierrez 2 2-2 6, Kyle Carlson 2 0-0 4, Matt Kenny 1 1-2 3, Roy P roctor 1 0-0 2, Dan B asile 1 0-0 2, R o b ert McElligott 0 1-21 and Kyle Huddleston. Team: 20 10-21 50. 3-pts: none W e s to n -M c E w e n - Sparks 5 0-0 11, Todd 4 0-0 9, Greenwalt 2 0-0 4, Johnston 1 1-23, Tompkins 1 1-23, Lindell 1 1-2 3, Baker, McCullough, S ch ro ed er and G u ard ip ee. Team: 14 3-6 33. 3-pts: Todd and Sparks. Justin time tor Christians! JUM P START with A/R COMPRESSOR 900 peak amps/400 amps of starting power Op to 50 hours of portable DC power Safe, maintenance free, heavy duty • Sealed battery • 300 psl compressor Second quarter costs Mustang girls By Rick Paullus A s e c o n d q u a r te r la p s e c o s t th e H e p p n e r M ustang varsity girls against th e W e s to n - M c E w e n Tigerscots on Friday, Dec. 19 in Heppner. After an even first quarter, the Tigerscots went on a 15-2 run and w ent on to a 45-36 win in Colum bia Basin C o n f e r e n c e p la y . T h e M ustangs, 0-1 and 1-4, will face Imbler on Saturday, Dec. 27 a n d G r a n t U n io n on M onday, D ec. 29, b o th at hom e in non-league gam es. The Mustangs will get back to CBC play on Friday, Jan. 9 at Wahtonka and at home against C ulver on Saturday, Jan. 10. The Mustangs jumped out to an 8-2 lead, getting a lay-in from Shanna Rietmann, a r e b o u n d b a s k e t fro m S te fa n ie H an so n an d tw o inside baskets from C helsea Britt. T he T igerscots cam e back to get w ithin 8-7, but a 3 - p o in te r fro m M a d is o n B a ile y m ade it 11-7. T he Tigerscots tied it all 11 -11 after one, then w ent on a 10-0 run before Britt hit a short jum per to m ake it 21 -13. The Tigerscots led 26- 13 at the h alf and increased it to 37-15 late in the third before the M ustangs got going as B ailey hit one o f tw o free throw s, Rietm ann scored o ff a drive and Susan Southworth com pleted a three-point play to end the third, trailing 39-21. R ietm ann hit a free th ro w , B ritt c o m p le te d a three-point play, Brooke Rust m ade one o f tw o free throw s and B ritt m ade a lay-in on a pass from B ailey to get the Mustangs to within 41 -28 with 5:00 left. Blair Keithley made a lay-in on a pass from Linsey M itc h e ll a n d S o u th w o rth scored o ff a rebound to make it 4 4 -3 4 . K a tie B ritt fed M itchell for a lay-in to make the final score 45-36 as the rally fell short. Britt led the Mustangs w ith 11 p o in ts a n d n in e rebounds. R ietm ann added eight points and 15 rebounds. Southw orth had a good game grabbing six rebounds. H eppner 11 2 8 15- 36 W eston-M cEw en 11 15 13 6-45 H ep p n er- C h elsea B ritt 5 1-1 11, Shanna Rietmann 2 4-10 8, Madison B ailey 1 2-4 5, Susan Southworth 2 1-1 5, Stefanie H anson 1 0-0 2, L insey Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Blair Keithley 1 0 -1 2 , Brooke Rust 0 1-2 1, Tiffany Piper and Katie Britt. Team: 13 9-19 3 6 .3-pts: Bailey. W e s to n -M e E w e n - Kayla Paredes 6 3-7 15, Katie Todd 4 3-7 11, D arcy Thompson 1 4-4 6, Susanna Bonifer 2 0-0 5, Kayla Johnson 1 0-0 3, Katie Bennett 10-12, Molly Tucker 1 0-0 2, Wendy Baker 0 1-3 1, Tessa Froese, Hannah Miller and Stephanie Zeller. Team: 16 11-22 45. 3- pts: Johnson and Bonifer. Eight grade Ponies take wins at tournament By Larry Palmer T h e e ig h th g r a d e Ponies traveled to Mt. Vernon fo r th e ir b a s k e tb a ll tournament. In the opening gam e a g a in s t th e M t. V e rn o n M ustangs, the Ponies put on a clinic and tallied a 52-26 win. T he Ponies show ed no bus lag as they cantered to a 12-5 first quarter lead. The canter turned into a trot and the Ponies held a 22-10 half tim e lead. In the third, the Ponies almost no-showed and allow ed the M ustangs back into the game 37-24. Yet in the fourth, they were back to full gallop taking the final score to 52-26. T he Ponies scorers w ere N acho Elguezabal with 12 points, A ndre Rauch w ith eight, M att M cCabe w ith 10, M ichael W ellm an w ith four, S e a n M u rra y w ith th re e , N athan V anC leave w ith 10, Jason Houweling with four and Taylor Hodges with one. H e p p n e r 12 10 15 15-52 Mt. Vernon 5 5 14 2- 26 In the second game o f the tournam ent, the Ponies w ent up against the B um s L incolns and reined in a 40- 32 win. T h e r e w a s n ’t a G ettysburg address, but the Ponies ju m p e d out to a 10-2 lead. B y the half, it w as 18- 10. O nce again the Ponies were found grazing instead o f h a z in g a n d a llo w e d th e Lincolns back into the gam e, 29-26. But in the home stretch and heading for the wire, tke Ponies raced to a 40-32 win. The Ponies had pretty good balance in scoring with four players having eight or m ore points. S corers w ere Lane Bailey with eight points, N acho Elguezabal w ith four, Andre Rauch w ith nine, M att M cC ab e w ith e ig h t, S ean M urray w ith tw o and Nathan VanCleave with nine. Michael W ellm an, Jason H ouw eling and Taylor Hodges made their contributions as well. 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